Due to improper head gasket for the engine, head gasket blewout twice at 70 thousand miles and around 100 thousand miles. Manufacturer has replaced a recall for other car models for the same type of problem. However, this vehicle was not included. Dealer has replaced head gasket and engine. Please provide any further details.
1991 Lincoln Continental engine complaints
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1991 lincoln continentals are reported by all repair shops in this area to have known head gasket problems along with rear strut and air suspension problems. Many people are losing their shirts and ford has done nothing to handle this problem. They have recalled 1994 lincoln continentals but have not addressed any earlier years.
Experienced a blown head gasket and could not operate the vehicle
Mechanic said engine was not equipped to be in the car . While driving on the freeway everything froze and consumer was stuck. Recall on the 1994 lincoln continental mentioned the same problem as consumer was having on her 1991 vehicle. Yet, consumer's vehicle was not covered by the recall. Vehicle has under 100000 miles on it.
Intermittently vehicle will stall and die without warning. Dealer has determined that engine interlock was the cause of vehicle's unexpected shutdown. Manufacturer has been notified.
Consumer believes that the rear of the vehicle sags when parked. Nlm
Air conditioner's compressor seized, was glowing red & fan belt was burning. Also, serpentine belt & unit was bright red. Had a short warning prior to problem. Consumer was smelling something burning. Pulled over & checked under the hood. Vehicle towed to dealership.
While traveling at highway speed of 55 MPH, noticed smoke from tail pipe. Dealer notified, and informed consumer of a blown engine head gasket. *ak
Shortly after complete transmission, motor mounts, and power steering replaced,the engine head gaskets failed, once again contrbuting to a potential accident. While rturning home from babtsitting my granddaughter I was alarmed by drivers going the opposite way beeping at me. One finally rolled down his window and yelled that I was smoking so badly I was blocking everyones view. I looked back to see a dense cloud of steam covering both lanes of traffic behind me. Cars were at a standstill until the steam dissipated. I pulled over and shut down. Water was pouring out of one of the dual exhaust pipes. A motorist stopped and offered a lift but I was only a few blocks from home. He went on to tell me his sister had the same thing happen to her windstar minivan on a trip to maine and the car was only 45 thousand miles old. He said it was definitely my head gasket, which turned out to be correct. He also said that the ford 3.8 liter engine is a defective disaster especially when used with front wheel drive. With respect to the underdash electrical problem it was a distracting warning chime and oil pressure indicator which would beep without proper cause on an intermittant basis. Oil pressure was indeed okay and the sending unit was replaced to no avail. Only when an entire instrument cluster was replaced did this longstanding distraction go away. My son-in-law in october of '99 took out the original cluster which had the odometer reading of 64740 original miles and replaced it with one from an auto wrecking yard which was possibly from an earlier year car. The replacement module read 131200 miles. In february of 2000 I gave the car to my daugter and son-in-law. The title has been anotated with the new odometer reading as "not the actual mileage". This faulty chime / gauge is also a common defect in these cars I am told. It can be a dangerous thing when it occurs without warning (no pun intended) .
Blown head gasket, talk to 5 different repair shops all said typical of the 3.8l v6, the man who sold me the vehicle know their was some problem ,he dropped the price from $5995 to $3950.
While driving original engine head gaskets blew. Were blowing smoke & leaking fluid. Took vehicle to dealer & mechanic replaced engine. Head gaskets blew on the 2nd engine also & engine was replaced once again.
Head gasket failure caused the vehicle to run rough and loose coolant. Yh
Apparently the ride height sensors failed, this caused the motor mounts to fail because of improper height ride, this put undo stress on front axel and wore out cv joints. Also probably caused failure in struts.
During the initial warranty period at 45000 miles the heads on the vehicle were blown due to the manufacture problem which was found out through the dealer. And after 40000 miles the problem is ocurring once again. Although the vehicle has 84000 miles, the engine should not have this much of a problem. Lincooln has nothing but problems with the heads on these 6 cyl vehicles. Please help
Consumer complained that dealer repaired rear surfame corrosion, but refused to correct the same problem to front motor mounts. Can the federal safety agency help in this matter.
While returning from vacation with 3 occupants, pulled off I-95 at maryland house near aberdeen for coffee. No problems with car for previous 1000 miles of trip. Was negotiating head-in parking spot with cars parked on either side. Brought car to a full stop with my front wheel even with rear wheel of car parked to my left. Went to resume forward motion for the 12 ft. Or so to complete parking and car wouldn't move. Thinking I may have accidentally shifted the lever into neutral, I worked it through forward and reverse gears to no avail. I was stymied since until that time the car had worked flawlessly. Went through gearshift positions again. Again nothing. Engine began hesitating with car making a surging motion. Fearing a stall I made sure gearshift was in neutral and I revved the engine. Something engaged -I can only assume it was the transmission- and the car jerked violently forward about 8 ft. Before I could stop it. Checked lever again and it was in neutral. I, my wife ,and sister-in-law heard something break when the car lurched. A bit embarassed,I showed them "look, it's in neutral!" whereupon my wife said "a few more feet and you might have hit one of those people!" she was referring to some passersby walking on the median which served as the far limit of the parking stall and which people use to walk to the coffee house. The car was flatbedded to hinder lincoln mercury in aberdeen. The diagnosis was transmission, motor mounts, and damage to an axle. I had the car shipped home to long island where my own mechanic replaced both axles, both mounts, and rebuilt the transmission. I am told in all likelihood the bang into gear destroyed an already weak or failing mount and/or axle. M.. .
Vehicle experiencing speed decrease with out warning, engine begins to vibrate and there is no way to continue driving by using the accelerator, vehicle has to be turned off and re-started.
Engine head gasket blew out and burned water and gas. Dealer not aware of problem, and repairwork done at owner's expense. Also ABS lightcontinuously flashes on and off, dealer not aware, problem still exists. Provide further information.
Head gaskets are blown. Coolant coming out of exhaust system.
Motor mounts replaced four times ,and currently motor mounts went out again, causing the vehicle to smoke. Also,power steering fluid is leaking, and vehicle is jerking. Dealer has repaired the vehicle four times.
Front and rear air shocks and struts failed.
When vehicle's running hot, would start to make noises. Water would come out of tail pipe. Mechanic said head gaskets had blown & had a cracked engine block. *ak
Head gasket failed.
While driving the vehicle it just stopped, and it was put into gear and nothing happened, dealer has been contacted and aware of a defect in car. Three times in three months the car has been in for service of transmission, chips of metal was found in the transmission fluid, transmission was rebuilt, problem still exists.
After parking the vehicle, it caught on fire in the engine comparment. Cause unknown. Please provide details.
Vehicle's problems started the day after consumer bought the car. The dealer was notified and consumer corrected the following: oil change, belt, speeding balance, tires were checked, all at consumers costs. Vehicle is still shaking, and vibrating when driving approximately 35-45 MPH. Dealer was contacted again, and cannot duplicate the problem. Also told consumer that there was a 15-day warranty that was expired. Consumer was unaware of the 15-day warranty.
Vehicle fire. Cause undetermined.
Rear motor mounts broke causing front wheels to lock up, injuring consumer's back and neck.
Motor mounts failed causing engine to drop onto the front wheels.
Received recall notice (#97v025000). Called dealer for appointment & took vehicle in to service department. Was supposed to do recall. Drove vehicle home & check engine light came on. Took vehicle back to dealer. Was informed the problem was the exhaust gas recirculation valve (eger valve). Was not satisfied w/recall. *ak problem was taken care of by dealership.
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